The Buffalo Grove, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, and Long Grove Fire Departments spent several nights this week rotating companies through the flashover training prop at the Combined Area Fire Training Center in Buffalo Grove. Tim Olk and Larry Shapiro stopped by to document the fun.

firemen training with live fire

Tim Olk photo

firemen training with live fire

Tim Olk photo

firemen training with live fire

Tim Olk photo

firemen training with live fire

Tim Olk photo

firemen training with live fire

Lincolnshire-Riverwoods firefighter stoking the fire. The #61 sticker on his helmet is in support of LRFD Lt. Jim Carney who is battling cancer. Larry Shapiro photo

firemen training with live fire

Larry Shapiro photo

firemen training with live fire

Inside the prop between evolutions. Larry Shapiro photo

More images can be viewed HERE and HERE.